The Kingsbury

The Kingsbury
The hotel as seen from the Chaithya Road
The Kingsbury is located in Central Colombo
The Kingsbury
Location within central Colombo
Former names
  • Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo
  • Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel
General information
TypeHotel
Address48 Janadhipathi Mawatha
Town or cityColombo
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates6°55′58″N 79°50′31″E / 6.9329°N 79.8419°E / 6.9329; 79.8419
Opened1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Website
www.thekingsburyhotel.com
Company
Company typePublic
CSE: SERV.N0000
ISINLK0084N00000
IndustryHospitality
Key people
  • A. M. Pandithage (Executive Chairman)
  • Rohan Karr (Managing Director)
RevenueIncrease LKR2,022 million (2021/22)
Increase LKR(457) million (2021/22)
Increase LKR(427) million (2021/22)
Total assetsIncrease LKR4,304 million (2021/22)
Total equityDecrease LKR1,127 million (2021/22)
Owner
ParentHayleys
Footnotes / references
[1]

The Kingsbury, trading as The Kingsbury PLC, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha in the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was built by U. N. Gunasekera, and is owned by Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC, which is a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC. It was refurbished and reopened in January 2013.[2]

History

Unlike the 1960s resort architecture, Ceylon InterContinental was an example of high rise engineering.[3] A bomb exploded in nearby Central Bank of Sri Lanka building on 30 January 1996, killing at least 90 people. The hotel was damaged in the bombings.[4]

It was one of the sites targeted during the 2019 Sri Lanka bombings that occurred on Easter Sunday.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF). cse.lk. The Kingsbury PLC. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ LBO. "CSE listed Kingsbury hotel (SERV) reports a loss, revenue flat – Lanka Business Online". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Pieris, Anoma (2023). "Decolonizing Leisurescapes". Coastal architectures and politics of tourism: leisurescapes in the global sunbelt. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-00062-309-3. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ Chalk, Peter (2013). Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-31330-895-6. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Three more explosions Kingsbury, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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